Today is the last day of the year and we shouldn’t spend too much time crying about all the failed resolutions we didn’t follow through with over the past 364 days. Tonight at midnight will mark the moment of a fresh opportunity. We will have a clean slate for 2019. So, what can we do to make our new year as weird and wonderful as the unique souls that live within us?I made a list of achievable goals specifically for writers ranging from quite simple to complicated tasks. You decide. I’m challenging you to pick one or two things off this list to push yourselves into becoming a happier creative person.​

There are so many ways for writers to invest in their future career as an author.

Ultimately, as a writer, it’s your meandering pathway to follow until you get published… However, what if there were a secret in jumpstarting your career and taking the express highway to publishing, eliminating the many wrong turns along the road?

Happy Mother’s Day to all the women who are moms, who want to be moms and who refuse to be moms. Yesterday was a day for love, as we all have or had an amazing woman as a mother, and we all should’ve celebrated with cake, while we remembered the love they shared with us.​This year for Mother’s Day, I was a selfish mom.I bought myself a present. One I didn’t want to share with anyone, but me...

BUT, when I'm at home for an entire weekend AND there is ample time to write ALL the novels, but I still don't...

I call myself the PROCRASTINATION QUEEN, but I have a reason! Or is it an excuse?​

I did actually write a few words for a guest post on why I'm slacking right now in word count. If you want to know the reason, go over to Ascribe Writers and read about it. I'm guest blogging there today:

The Ascribe Writers are pleased to announce the publication of their first collection of writing by our members entitled Beneath the Surface: A Collection of Grey-Bruce Stories.

Within the pages of this anthology, you will find short stories with subject matters that will appeal to almost everyone: history, romance, fantasy, science fiction, animals, relationships, parenthood, holiday celebrations, antique cars, aging, murder, gardening, werewolves, dragons, health, religion and more.

This book features 14 stories from nine local contributors; all stories varying in different writing styles, genres and topics, as well as several time periods (historical, contemporary and futuristic). In addition to the short stories, the collection includes a foreward by Andrew Armitage, a local author, historian and former librarian who believes in preserving stories about the Grey-Bruce area that would be lost to us, if we didn’t write them down and share with others.​

If you want to get a sneak peek at what is inside this new collection, go over to Ascribe Writers website and read about it. I'm guest blogging there today, so just click the link below:

Lori Twining

I love reading, writing and Skittles. I’ve been writing for a decade or two now, but only over the past few years have I started calling myself a writer and actually believing it. I want to share my experience with you.